Founded in 2020, Galerie Melbye-Konan is a Hamburg-based contemporary art gallery with a carefully curated program that brings together internationally established artists and emerging talents. The gallery places a strong emphasis on socially engaged themes, intercultural dialogue, and the richness of cultural diversity, highlighting influential voices from both African and European artistic contexts.
With the recent expansion to 800 square meters, the gallery will inaugurate its new space in a villa as of June, opening up expanded possibilities for the presentation of contemporary art. The architecture creates differentiated sightlines and spatial constellations in which works unfold in a dynamic relationship with their surroundings. This setting enables exhibitions to be experienced as spatial compositions rather than static displays, fostering both focused engagement and a more intimate, reflective atmosphere.
The gallery regularly presents solo and group exhibitions, complemented by collaborations with prestigious private collections, museums, and institutions worldwide. Artists represented by the gallery have exhibited at renowned international venues, including the Venice Biennale, Kunsthalle Wien, Arken Museum of Modern Art, KW Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin, Institut français, and the Mohammed VI Museum. Through regular events such as artist talks, lecture performances, book launches, and roundtable discussions, the gallery fosters an ongoing discourse on contemporary artistic practice.
Galerie Melbye-Konan was founded by Stella Melbye-Konan, whose expertise bridges art history and curatorial practice. She has worked at the Centre Pompidou and Musée Carnavalet, as well as on projects with the acclaimed French architect Dominique Perrault. Melbye-Konan studied Art History and Communication in Hamburg and completed postgraduate studies in Museum Management at the École du Louvre in Paris.